Pocket for garments.



UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 19(J 5.

WILLIAM I. SNYDER, OF ASHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA.

POCKET FOR GARNIENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,566, datedrJanuary31, 1905.

Application filed August 22l 1904. Serial No. 221,771.

To ttl whom it may 0072.067171,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ashland, in the county of Schuylkill and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPockets for Garments, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to pockets for garments, and more particularly tothat class which may he termed safety In general use it often occursthat when a person inserts his hand in a pocket for any purpose, such asfor warmth or extracting an article therefrom, unbeknown to him anarticle is drawn out of the pocket with the extraction of the hand andlost. To obviate this is the main object of the invention.

A further object 'of the invention is to provide a double pocket, oneacting as a receptacle for general articles and the other for thereception of a hand.

A still further object of the invention is to have the two pocketscommunicating in such a way that although articles can be placed in themain pocket through either of the two the articles can only be withdrawnfrom one, or the main, pocket.

The invention also has for an object the pror' vision of a guard at thelower edge of the mouth of the main pocket which will prevent theaccidental ,withdrawal or escape of an article therefrom.

A further object of theinvention is to produce an article of thischaracter that will be' simple in construction, eflicient in practice,and economical to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully set forth and described.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich-- Figure 1 is a view of a pocket embodying the invention, saidView being in elevation. Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2 2 ofFig.

1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig'. I isa sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 1 and. 2 indicate the walls of a pocket of any ordinaryconstruction and preferred shape. Interposed between the walls is apartition 3, said partition being secured to the wall 1 by a line ofstitching 4, leading from the top of the pocket-opening' to the top ofthe wall, a second line of stitching 5 across the top, and a third lineof stitching 6, extending from the top of the wall to a point midway thelength of the wall. From the lower end or bottom of the pocket-opening adownwardly-curved line of stitching secures the partition to the wall 1.This line of stitching 7 does not exte d entirely across the pocket, butterminates at a` point 8, whereby a passage-way 9 is formedcommunicating with the pocket proper. This passage-way is adapted to beof such size that any small article, such as a coin or knife, may passtherethrough, but too small for the passage of a hand.

Secured to the wall 2 of the pocket is a flap 10. Said flap is withinthe opening of the pocket and is provided with a buttonhole 11, adaptedto engage a button 12, attached to the partition 3.

In practice when it is desired to place an article within the pocket theflap 10 is unfastened and the pocket is free for the reception of thearticle. The flap is then refastened. Should the person desire to placehis hand within the pocket for any purpose, such as warmth, the hand isinserted between the partit-ion and the outer wall 1, thereby in no wiseinterfering with the articles within the main pocket. The flap is to beused instead of the usual pocket-facing and is preferably of the samematerial as the garment to which the pocket is attached. It may be thatthe person wishes to return a coin or other small article to the pocket.In such case it is not necessary to unfasten the flap, as the openingbetween thc partition 3 and the wall 1 is snflicient to let it pass intothe main pocket.

In case the flap 10 is accidentally opened and small coins or otherarticles are in danger of rolling out of the pocket, as is often thecase IOO in practice, a short line of stitching 13 is run through thewall l and the wall 2. This line of stitching may be either straight orslightly curved to suit the circumstances'. It can be easily seen howthis stitching provides a guard,

as it extends from the bottom of the pocketopening within the pocket.

The advantages and construction of a pocket as described in theforegoing are thought to be clearly apparent to those skilled in theart.

It is to be observed that any and all slight changes that fairly fallwithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to that no wise affectthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

formed, said passage-way being of such size as to allow the passage ofarticles therethrough, but too small to allow an extraction, and a lineof stitching' connecting the two walls of the pocket, said line ofstitching depending within the pocket from the bottom of the opening toforni a guard. 2. In a pocket, a partition secured to one of the wallsof the pocket at the top and sides by a line of stitching' and at thebottom by a downwardly-curved line of stitching' leading' from thebottom of the pocket-opening to within the pocket, said curved line ofstitching terminating at a point whereby a passageway between thecompartment and pocket is formed, said passage-way being of such size asto allow the passage of articles therethrough, but too small to allow anextraction.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,in the presence of twowitnesses, this 18th day of August, 1904.

IVILLIAM I. SNYDER. W'itneSSeS:

T. M. EN'rsLINn, C. F. RUSSELL.

